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On the first day of the Japanese Invasion

Commander Dimitri Ivanov was running a little late for his meeting with Premier Cherdenko. He had heard of the news of the Empire of the Rising Sun's attack and Emperor Yoshiro's threat. He knew that most of the Soviet army was in Western Europe pushing the Allies to the brink of defeat. Just when I thought the war was over, now we have two major enemies to contend with. Commander Ivanov had some successes in both Italy and France, but did not know what the Premier could want with him. His anxiety continued as he crossed Red Square and entered the Kremlin Gate. He arrived at the Premier's office a few minutes later

"Commander, the Premier will see you now", said the Premier's young aide

"Thank you Nadia", he said as he entered the Office and saluted. The Premier was at his desk and he started the conference call display. The display showed Commander of the Red Army General Boris Krukov. The Commander had never seen the General before except in news conferences. This was a new General Krukov however. He had an impressive double row of medals across his chest.

"Greetings General Krukov, I would like you to met out newest Commander"

"New Commander? Why wasn't I informed of this? He looks too young. We are in grave peril, this is no time for trainees.

Commander Ivanov didn't reveal his mild annoyance at the General's statements and waited for the Premier to speak

"As you are aware, the Empire has attacked us and is currently pushing on Leningrad. They attacked us at our most vulnerable time, when we were busy with the Allies in Western Europe. I am sending you to Leningrad to defend our city".

General Krukov protested- "I told you that it would be foolhardy to try to defend that city. Their technology is too advanced, and any forces we could sent would be vastly outnumbered"

The Premier barely controlled his annoyance. "We must defend that city, or the people will lose hope. I am sending the Commander"

"Fine, if you want to send the Commander on a suicide mission, go ahead. It is an honor to die for one's country. If you will excuse me, I have a nation to defend" as Krukov cut the comlink.

"It won't be easy, as the Japanese have a lot of forces in the area. I have assigned Dasha Federova to be your aide and liaison for the duration of your command. Also, I am, giving you command of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Natasha Volkova for this mission

Ivanov was surprised at that last revelation. He knew that Natasha was a legendary sniper who had done amazing things on the battlefield. This will be an interesting battle

Leningrad, near the Peter & Paul Fortress

Intelligence Officer Dasha Federova appeared on the Commander's com screen when he arrived in Leningrad. "Commander, Welcome to Leningrad, here is what is happening. The Japanese are attacking our fortress with their ground troops, and are sending their naval forces up the river to isolate the Fortress. If you can get Natasha to the Fortress, we might have a chance".

Natasha Volkova was upset. "Those bastards are invading our country, attacking our most sacred city. Well their supreme arrogance is going to be their undoing, she thought as she entered the nearby Bullfrog transport to get to the island. The transport headed down the street, moving away from a group of Japanese soldiers. When the transport reached the end of the destroyed bridge, Natasha was catapulted across the river onto the island just outside the Palace gates

The Japanese soldiers were lines up in formation in two columns in front of the gate. Fools, Natasha thought as she aimed her sniper rifle at the lead soldier. The shot rang out and five Japanese soldiers fell from the single shot. The Japanese were slow to react, but it wouldn't have made any difference. Three more shots and both columns of soldiers were dead

"Commander, Outside forces have been eliminated", Natasha reported

"Excellent, now take out the Palace gate and any enemy inside Palace grounds"

Natasha changed her sniper rifle to laser-designator mode. The red laser beam cut through the air to illuminate the gate. Above the battlefield, one of the Badger bombers swooped down and released its payload on the gate. The gate collapsed into a pile of rubble and Natasha entered the Palace grounds.

As she entered the grounds a pair of Japanese tankbuster soldiers popped out of their spider holes and shot at Natasha. Angered at their ambush Natasha shot both of them in the head. You wanted to die for your Emperor, well you got your wish, she thought. Natasha entered the grounds to see two squads of Imperial Warriors shooting at the Palace. Four more shots from her sniper rifle and all of the enemy soldiers were dead. "I have reached the Palace. All ground units have been eliminated"

"Excellent work Natasha, Reinforcements are on the way" Commander Ivanov replied

The commander was setting up along the eastern side of the Palace when he got a call from an old friend, "Dimitri, how have you been, it looks like I am your co-commander for this mission. I will defend the western half of the fortress"

"Oleg Vodnik, I am glad to have you here. Now let's throw these Imperial bastards out of our city", Dimitri replied

"Commander, we have trouble. I have intercepted a Japanese communication. There is a sizable Japanese force with tanks and choppers poised to cross the river. You have got to stop them. Suggest you train some Conscripts and Flak Troopers from your Barracks", Dasha said

The two Soviet commanders build up their forces and waited for the attack. When it came it was in waves. First there were some Chopper-VX units backed up by a wave of Tsunami tanks. The Tsunami tank had the advantage of being amphibious. Fortunately, its armor was comparatively weak. The Flak troopers took out most of the invaders and Natasha took care of the rest. When the last invader was reduced to scrap metal, the Commander got another communication from Dasha

"Commander, the Japanese are attacking the Hermitage Museum. We cannot let them destroy it"

"I have things under control here" said Oleg

Ivanov could tell the sense of urgency in Dasha's voice and he felt it too. He ordered Natasha and a trio of Conscripts into a nearby Bullfrog, and sent the vessel into the river. When it reached the middle of the river, the Bullfrog ejected Natasha and the Conscripts into the Hermitage grounds. As she drifted downward on her parachute, Natasha counted a dozen enemy Tankbuster soldiers. As soon as she hit the ground Natasha went right to work, eliminating all of the invaders. As she did so the Conscripts formed a defensive perimeter, looking for any other enemy units

"Commander, the enemy is attacking the Palace again. It is the Imperial Navy. We cannot let the Palace be destroyed"

"Who is attacking us?"

At this point the communication screen changed to reveal the Japanese Commander. "I am Kenji Tenzai and I have command of the most powerful warships in the world--The Shogun Battleship. I am going to pound you and your Palace to dust"

"Take care of the fleet, Dimitri, I will defend against any ground attacks", Oleg said

"Those Battleships are going to difficult to stop. I can get you access to our Magnetic Satellite protocol" reported Dasha

Natasha went out into the river and focused her laser-designator on the first Imperial battleship. As before the bomber swooped down and destroyed the enemy vessel. Another attack took out a second Shogun battleship. When Natasha approached a second cluster of enemy ships, the Commander utilized the Mag satellite. The beam sucked up the enemy warships in a matter of seconds. Working together Natasha destroyed some of the ships with her airstrikes and the Commander utilized the Mag Sattelite weapon again.

When the last Shogun battleship was destroyed, Commander Oleg said "We did it that was great work. They won't be foolish enough to try attacking this city again"